- Ingredients:
- 1/8 cup of homemade liquid soap (here's the recipe) or dishwashing liquid
- 1/8 cup of white vinegar
- 1 cup of hot water
- Eucalyptus oil (2-3 drops) or lemon oil.
You will also need a spray bottle.
If you are re-using an old bottle rather than buying a new spray bottle, be sure to wash both the bottle and spray gun out thoroughly before use with hot, soapy water.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until the soap is dissolved.
- Wait until cooled.
- Pour carefully into a spray bottle. Done!
Method:
So many of the specialist cleaning products we use these days are so easy to make at home.
You'll find recipes for homemade versions that work just as well - or better - here at Hazeltree Farm.
Just search for what you need, and if you can't find it, post a request and I'll post a recipe for you.
Happy cleaning!
Have a lovely day!
7 comments:
Why does the vinegar go in with the soap? If I remember high school chemistry correctly, vinegar is acidic, soap is basic. So when you put them together, they should neutralise eachother, leaving (some sort of) salt and water. (Same deal with bicarb and vinegar.)
I haven't tried using soap and vinegar together, so I'm not sure what it would do, but I know that bicarb and vinegar is only effective if you put on one, then the other, so that the reaction occurs on the surface to be cleaned and helps remove the stain.
Is the vinegar in this recipe serving some other purpose than mild acid?
Great! Must get myself some time to make some. Thanks :)
Hi Pezzae - I have absolutely no idea. But after trying and experimenting with about...oh, lots of spray cleaner recipes that I researched, this is the one that worked best.
I also tweaked it a bit in proportions and added the euc. oil instead of essential citrus, which works better for antiseptic and cleaning purposes (I found the lemon did nothing but make it smell pretty).
Uh...school science topic a few years from now? ;-)
Hi Irene - It's really easy, and I find it works better than the "eco brand" that was in the bottle beforehand (and costs a LOT of money). Give it a go :-)
This sounds great. I have just checked the cupboards and have everything necessary. That is tomorrows job.
Yoghurt making was today's job.
Hi Bruise Mouse - I know what you mean! That's the thing about Spring - you feel more energized, but the good weather also makes you realise how many jobs there are that need doing!
(I'd better get back to planting out that raspberry patch)
I'm using this to clean my bathroom and it does a really good job - thanks for the recipe!
Hi Virginia - Yeah, I'm really pleased with it too, and have stopped buying shop-bought "Spray and Wipe" a while back.
Actually, I reckon this version does a better job, and smells better too ;-)
Just making up another batch right now, and cooling it before filling the bottle again.
One thing I should have mentioned in the recipe is that filling a bottle is a LOT easier with a funnel!
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